Garment and method of making same



May 22, 1928. 1,670,405 C. W. GREEN GARMENT'AND METHOD 0F MAKING SAME Filed Nov. 18, 1926 INVENTOR.

fam ATTORNEY D ofthe Patented May f 22, 19,28.

. i =cAnoLvN W. GREEN,

-for se .rRANo1sco,oALIFonN-m f A 'GAniaEN'r lAnn Mn'rnon or MAKING' SAME;

i, `Aipp lication filed November Myl'linvention relates te `sarmentsadapted to fdrape "over ,tlie" should ers an partaking `Iiatfurefotathroworvvrap. V Mymvention wasproinpt d by "the cui-r- I inode of lniy ,slyiouldendrapesg shawls, ,fan like yft-h,rows,y ftended Ifor feminine "ad In tandwarmth. Garments of this Lledilljstedtasgtheytend fiaba@ a@ @dass n artistiques when'prettilyV arranged v by ,l pins 'or th fha-nd or constantly ref toyslideoff the shoulohject of my `invention to pro- 'vl ewa WrapI @im this generally undefinedl i i i n n r ljdrape ,characterwith means for retaining 1ts inrectangularrshawl,xlfur, y

a arment having Ysleeve openings, and `1t 1s invention thejnecessrty for'wcutt1ng into or otherwise and itisf a further ``wegarer without `need V1to1- 'fastenling "devices jor y continual adjustment, object of my invention to teach e methed. @freaking Such garment. i Ms, 7( `hjeet of i invention `to modify 'ma' hroyvhfvvith means' for 'retaining it upon `weafersshoulders` v i l, It` is a. further object of my invention to method making shouldrfencasing errrients'frontaH single piece of rnaterial dwiihutfthejncsiaf eine( It isan obj'erct my invention to -orm to avoid efacing theoriginal throw.4 'y

y.graceful-nes'sIoffthrows and wraps ina i-ment havin arm-holes. y y an object ofgmy" invention to teach a the following deription"orfbyitheuse to which my inveni tinis'putl Certain 'objects of my invention -'f` be i'iralized vwith modifications within its purview andtherefore In desire' not to he Mrcireun'iseriled beyon'dthe limits of the claims constitutingtther: final., determinati on of my invention. U

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan of a rectangular scarf adapted to serve as a throw or wrap or the shoulders. The rows of pins along the top ,and side edges mark thek portions of `the scarf which are to be sewed together in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 isa plan of the scarf folded and sewed as indicated, to form the completed garment.

shouldersY andv draped position.

, they must I n y l* `spaced normally non-parallel edgeportions,"`

yor like" throw, into iIt ,an object ofmmy" invention `to attainV f ,the dress'rriaker in ects` of my yinveniaiee. serial No; .149,129# d nilzable relation tothe customary shoulderencasing. garment-pattern, sewing or other- 'wise yoimngxtogetherthe material at tivo so as to leave af .tree loop of material to `form onearlnhole, and then repeating this operation at Yanother portion othematerial to deren'easing` configuration, not by `its edge` contour, butl by the `draped character of the p farment L g i l My method of forming garments willbe described especially,` aswapplied to com` "fpleted rectangular scart, since the advantage vof `forming-a garment without the necessity 'of cutting` or otherwise defacing theoriginal material` ismademost clearly evident inv this way;` lt'will beunderstood however, that lgot-her and unfinished goods may be formed likewiseffwhile Iillustrate a truly rectangu- `-"lar originalpiece, I do 'not strictly limit my- J"self thereto excepting `in so far as the rec- "l ,ta,ngu'lar ,shape promotes either vthe fdraped desire. Considerable leeway must be allowed this "regard, and what .l v the general principles to fguide in the accomplishment ot'the result I attain, and one preferred and specific `em- "hodimentoi tliisr'esult. "5 iei'tiiular s'carfll ofk soft clingy material, such as crepe, lace, or beaver, isbound- `"ed by along top edge 4, left Vside edge k6, .y right side edgeS, and ahottom edge `10, which "nieetto 'form thetcorners l--6, #-8, 10Q-6, @0f-8f The: scarfjisflaidout flat and the 4aim to teach are `-lower`corne`r 6;-10 isllit'ted-and folded over into contact with the top edge 4 so that the lower portion 111--14 of the Side edge 6 co-` incides with a lett-hand portion 12-12 of cond arinhole, with material actu; l. p i u een and around the armholes, so that the material 1s formed to shoull effect or the; lackof wastage of material I I V n y jhieh ,maybe of rec-M tangular or Iother shape having no recog" eoV the non-parallel top edge 4. The portions y 19,-12 and` 1li-414; are then seamed and stitched together, leaving a loop 16, of material at the corner 4-6 through which the wearers right arm may be inserted. In exactly similar manner, the other lower corner 8-10 is lifted and folded over into contact with the. top edge 4 so that the lower portion 20--20 of the side edge 8 coincides with a right-hand portion 18-18 of the top edge 1. The portions 18-18 and 20-20 are similarly stitched together, leaving a loop 22, of material at the corner 4f-8, through which the wearers left-arm may be inserted.

I prefer to space the lines 12-12 and M 14, unequal distances from the corner 4 6 so that, when meeting these two portions to be joined into parallelism, the goods will necessarily be draped. Similarly of course, the lines 18-18 and 20-20 are intended to be spaced unequal distances trom the corner 48 about which they are folded. The lines 14-l4 and 20-20 are extended to the corners 6 10 and 8-10 respectively, so that the lower edge 10, ofthe garment depends in a graceful curve Fig. 2 from the upper edge 4 of theicompleted garment; and partly also yfor this purpose, the lines 12-l2 and L18-18 do not extend to the corners 4--6 and 4.-8 respectively. The space between the lines 12-12 and 18-18 corresponds roughly to the breadth ot the wearers shoulders after allowance is made for draping between the shoulders, the lines 12-12 and 18-l8 representing the seam lengths, the final seams substantially resting on they shoulders for supporting the garment.

Since the lines 12--12, 14-14, 18-18 and 20--20, are simply pattern-markers indicating the lines ot stitching of the ycompleted garment it must be obvious that the length of line. 12J-l2 must be identical 'to that, of line 1&1/1, and that of line 18-18 must be identical to line `S20-Q0. Therefore, the length and width of original goods, the size of arlnlioles and distance between them, as well as the amount of draping produced, and length of garment are not absolutely independent variahles, but must be adjusted to produce the effects desired. For example, taking a scarf seventy-two inches long, by thirty-eight inches wide, I make each of the lines l2-l2, 1Ll-14, l8-18 and 20-20, approximately eight inches long and space the lines 14-14 and 18-18, sixteen inches apart.

The portions 12-12 and l414, and the portions l8-l8 and QO-20, of the edges which are joined together have been selectcdas illustrated in Fig. l, and are preferred in precisely these positions, because of the particular draped effect thus produced. Artistic throws may be made however, with slightly different positionings of these portions l2-12, lll-14, .lS-lS and f20-20. Thus for example, they may be spaced slightly back from the edges to leave loose Haps where the material is joined. Or they may be moved more or less along the edges of the material to positions altered with rcspect to the corners. These and other modifications may and will be made by the dressmaker to suit slightly different circumstances, and the test I apply to these modi- `fications is whether or not they produce a pleasing draped effect and whether or not they accomplish my object of retainin `the throw upon the shoulders without need for continual readjustment. However, I desire to emphasize that one of the governing advantages oit my invention lies in the factthat a single rectangular piece of goods may be formed into the type of garment I have described, without the necessity for cutting into the material. The material is Aused absolutely without waste, andthe labor ordinal-ily directed to cutting, is saved.

I claim:

1. A shouldcr-encasing garment comprising a. single substantially rectan ular piece of goods with portions of two 'e ges joined to midportions of a. non-parallel third edge; said joined portions being each spaced from their included corners of the goods a greater distance measured along citherof said two edges than the distance measuredy along said ,third edge, whereby the goods is artistically draped from said third edge.

2. A shoulder-encasing garment comprising a single substantially rectangular piece of goods with portions of two` edges permanently joined to spaced portions of a nonparallel third edge providing a free-edged neck portion therebetween arm portions at the angles.

3. A shoulder-encasing garment comprising a single substantially rectangular piece ol goodswith portions of two edges permanently joined to spaced portions of a' nonparellel third edge whereby a central neckenveloping portion and two end arm-engaging portions are provided.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

cARoLYN Wie-BEEN.

and free-edged, 

